skinnychris

I guess I should start off telling you about me and my diet history so you can get to know me some. 

 I started gaining weight in my mid 20’s but it never got out of control until my divorce in 2003.  We actually split up in 2001 so you can see we had a long, ugly one.  I didnt work for a year so I sat in my house and lived off Miller Lite and cheese dip.  Let me says it does wonders for your waistline.  NOT!

 So one day I took a look at myself in the mirror and realized I had no idea who that was looking back at me.  I weighed 6 pounds short of 300!  How in the world did that happen???  All my life my family had called me Skinny Chris because I could eat anything and never gain a pound.  Yeah, well those were the good ol days.

 So I in late 2003 I decided I had to get myself back into shape, some other shape besides blob.  And without much effort I dropped around 45 pounds.  Ok, that was much better.  I am a tall gal so a little weigh wears well on me.  Or so I told myself at the time.

 Then when I started working again in 2004 I found another 32 pounds gone.  I was really happy and making it work for me.  I wasnt really following a diet but I was watching what I ate and it was working.

 But in Dec 2004 I met Mr Wonderful and fell in love.  He has to be the greatest gift in my life and arrived right when I needed him most.  So I quit smoking and within 3 months we moved in together.  Not a good combination!!  I was happy, in love and no longer had smoking to keep my mouth and hands busy.  So you guessed it, the weight started creeping back up.  Around 30 pounds of it.

 But once life settled I went on another diet (fall, 2006) and dropped it right back off.  I managed to keep it off for almost a year but the holidays last year took their toll and I found myself at 246 this January.

 And I told myself ENOUGH!  I refuse to go into my 40’s fat!  I have to get it off now while it’s easier (yeah, since when is it easy?)

So I joined Weight Watchers Jan. 10th and have stuck with it ever since.  I’ve lost a total of 61.4 pounds but have been on a stinking plateau for 5 weeks now and I am sick of it!!  It just seems like nothing I do will break it.  But I am holding in for the long fight!  I am only 15.6 pounds away from goal and I am gonna get there, do or die!  I was really shooting to have it off by Halloween but it doesnt look like that will happen.  I know its not a race but I wanted to have it gone by the holidays.

 Oh well, I will take it one day at a time and I thought by joining up here I could get some inspiration!  Thank you for having me and I cant wait to get to know you!

Christy